lamellicorn

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ləˈmɛlɪˌkɔːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lə mel′i kôrn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
la•mel•li•corn  (lə mel′i kôrn′),USA pronunciation [Entomol.]
adj. 
  1. Insectshaving antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.
  2. Insects(of an antenna) having lamellate terminal segments.

n. 
  1. Insectsa lamellicorn beetle.
  • Neo-Latin lāmellicornis, equivalent. to lāmelli- lamelli- + Latin -cornis horned (corn(ū) horn + -is adjective, adjectival suffix)
  • 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lamellicorn / ləˈmɛlɪˌkɔːn/
  1. any beetle of the superfamily Lamellicornia, having flattened terminal plates to the antennae: includes the scarabs and stag beetles
  1. designating antennae with platelike terminal segments
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Lamellicornia plate-horned (animals)
'lamellicorn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
scarabaeid - stag beetle

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